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Double Fish
Caldari
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2007.08.15 05:34:00 -
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Hey, I have got a bunch of skill books and such for Gallente ship skills and drone skills and I was wondering which cruiser do you people prefer? The Thorax or the Vexor? Please explain why and what you use yours for. Anyways, thanks.
P.S. I have looked at the specs and the Thorax seems better in ever way besides drone capacity, anyways please explain your opinions and thank you.
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Mithrantir Ob'lontra
Gallente
Ixion Defence Systems
The Cyrene Initiative
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Posted - 2007.08.15 05:42:00 -
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Vexor is a drone ship. It serves as a very good drone cruiser, and a step towards the Myrmidon---> Dominix way. Very effective if it combines a strong tank and good drone skills.
Thorax is one sexy ship, with attributes to hybrids and that means a very damaging cruiser. It has the prerequisites to be a very fast damage dealing cruiser, and with the much expected NOS balancing, it will be able to fulfill this role very well. It's a step towards the Brutix--> Megathron road of gunnery specializing. Sadly at the moment is very sensitive to NOS ships. But as i said the re modeling of how NOS works, will give this and many other ships a viability that was not there.
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cal nereus
Bounty Hunter - Dark Legion
Curse Alliance
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Posted - 2007.08.15 05:47:00 -
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Edited by: cal nereus on 15/08/2007 05:49:39
I've got over 10% of my skill points in drones, and I don't think I know what a gun is yet, so I prefer the Vexor.
If you plan on relying on drones for most of your damage (and want the advantage of being able to fine-tune your damage type with different types of drones) then the Vexor is for you. It is a precursor to the Myrmidon-Dominix route of being a droneboat that sits back, tanks, and lets the drones kill everything using the most effective damage type.
If you plan on using guns moreso, with drones acting as a supplement to the damage instead of the primary source of damage, then go with the Thorax. The Thorax can go faster in most cases and is a pretty good ganker I hear. It's the first step on the path to the Brutix-Megathron/Hyperion line.
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Sniggerdly
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2007.08.15 05:47:00 -
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I prefer the Thorax because it is easier to fit well.
I have
Elec 5
Eng 5
AWU 4
and the Vexor is still hard to fit well. I can get a good fit on it but its just not as nice as what the Thorax is capable of.
Vexor will outdamage a Thorax in Gank mode but a little bit.
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Double Fish
Caldari
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2007.08.15 05:47:00 -
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All right, thanks a lot, for now I will pilot the Vexor and maybe get a Thorax after the NOS change in the future.
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Valandril
Caldari
Resurrection
R i s e
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Posted - 2007.08.15 06:34:00 -
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in 1vs1 better pilot will win, and this mean me.
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Theron Gyrow
Gradient
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2007.08.15 07:00:00 -
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 Originally by: cal nereus
(and want the advantage of being able to fine-tune your damage type with different types of drones)
Well... yes. You can choose what damage type you do, but be prepared for a heavy drop in DoT if you pick anything but thermal drones.
For mobile combat drones, changing to kinetic damage type drops your DoT by 9.4%.
-> explosive by 19%
-> EM by 28%(!) (don't do this)
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Terraform
Gallente
Recoil Incorporated
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Posted - 2007.08.15 07:34:00 -
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My gunnery skills are about as high as my drone skills and i msut say i'd pick a vexor anyday over a thorax, not only can the vexor pack a huge punch if fitted with blasters, but at the same time it can tank it's way out of anything.
I've killed several thoraxes in my poor vexor, but alas, it died to it's older brother, the Ishtar as i sat afk for 5 mins in a SS to get something to drink.
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r0b0to
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Posted - 2007.08.15 14:42:00 -
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I have decent skills in guns for a newbie.. and about half as much sp in drones.
but I prefer the Vexor.
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Qui Shon
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Posted - 2007.08.15 15:22:00 -
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Lots of Vexor love in this thread. I would say the choice is simple. You like drones use the Vex, you like guns use the flying phallus.
As 30% of my meager SP is in drones, as well as mostly doing PVE, I prefer Vexor all the way. I wouldn't call it a great tanker though.
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MrTripps
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.08.15 15:38:00 -
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The Rax used to be the pirate cruiser of choice. Then everyone started using Nos on their Vexors. With the Nos nerf (which has already happened) the Rax might become more popular. A Rax is good if you don't expect your prey to fight back too much. If they do the Vexor will hold up better. It is the usual question of gank or tank.
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Laboratus
Gallente
BGG
League of Abnormal Gentlemen
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Posted - 2007.08.15 15:46:00 -
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I'd go for the thorax.
It has better fittings and an extra low slot.
And can fly 5 med drones.
This means it can tank better, is easier to fit and can fly as many drones as the vexor. The biggest difference is you need to compliment the drones with a few guns, or go for a gank fit and fit all blasters, mwd etc:)
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Kalazar
Amarr
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2007.08.15 15:50:00 -
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You can also shred things with a blaster-vexor. The beauty is that no-one expects it, "he's flying a vexor he'll have a nos setup", and then you get right up close and lay some pain down on them :D
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Jarvin Kell
Kingdom of Kador
deadspace society
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Posted - 2007.08.15 16:21:00 -
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I like a small blaster/plate setup on the vexor. You can fit small t2 neutrons which don't do much less damage than bonused medium t2 electrons (not responsible for any quickfit quirks ):
4x small t2 neutrons w/ caldari antimatter = 145.5 DPS on 0 resists
4x medium t2 electrons w/ caldari antimatter = 212.2 DPS on 0 resists
5x t2 hammerhead with maxed skills = 238 DPS on 0 resists
212.2/145.5 = 1.458 meaning the medium electrons do 45.8% more damage with maxed gunnery and cruiser skills when compared with top smalls. (212.2 + 238)/(145.5 + 238) = 1.174 or a 17.4% increase in total DPS with mediums + drones versus smalls + drones.
Being able to fit the plate along with the rest of your necessary modules makes the small blaster setup a winner over the medium setup IMO. The thorax has the potential to do more damage but can't field the same tank.
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Fred 104
New Justice
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Posted - 2007.08.15 18:47:00 -
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Edited by: Fred 104 on 15/08/2007 18:47:03
Plated small gun vexor > thorax
Edit - Yes that is of course only my own opinion, but I've flown both ships a ton.
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Leikeze Mrotserif
coracao ardente
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2007.08.15 19:01:00 -
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2 ogre II, 2 valk II, 1 warror II
vexor 4tw
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Liang Nuren
The Refugees
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Posted - 2007.08.15 19:12:00 -
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I prefer the Vexor, but that's because I chose drones over gunnery. Looking back... gunnery has more options, so I'd have picked it.
Liang
Originally by: "QproQ"
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lyrenna
Caldari
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Posted - 2007.08.15 21:06:00 -
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thorax has style, vexor has pwnage factor, i pick style beacuse look is everything.
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